- 149th Street–Grand Concourse (New York City Subway)
Infobox NYCS
name = 149th Street–Grand Concourse
bg_color = black
service=149th-Grand Concourse
borough = Bronx149th Street–Grand Concourse is a
New York City Subway station complex shared by theIRT Jerome Avenue Line and theIRT White Plains Road Line . Located at East 149th Street and Grand Concourse inMott Haven, Bronx , it is served by the NYCS|2 (all times), the NYCS|5 (all times except late nights) on the lower level and NYCS|4 trains (all times) on the upper level.__TOC__IRT Jerome Avenue Line platforms
Infobox NYCS
font_color = white
bg_color = #007527
line = IRT Jerome Avenue Line
service = Jerome
platforms = 2island platform s
tracks = 3
open_date =June 2 ,1917
north_line = IRT Jerome Avenue Line
north_local_station = 161st Street–Yankee Stadium
north_local_station_acc = yes
north_local_service = Jerome local
north_express_station = Burnside Avenue
north_express_service = Jerome express
south_local_station = 138th Street–Grand Concourse
south_line=IRT Jerome Avenue Line
south_local_service=Jerome 138-149
south_express_station=125th Street
south_express_station_acc=yes
south_express_service=Jerome south express149th Street–Grand Concourse on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line has three tracks and two island platforms, with the center track used during rush hours in the peak direction. This station is on the upper level of a 2 level station complex, with a free transfer to the IRT White Plains Road Line on the lower level. There are some remaining signs on the walls that point to the a never-built station of the New York Central Lines (now part of
Metro-North Railroad ) [http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/Nowhere/nowhere.html] .IRT White Plains Road Line platforms
Infobox NYCS
bg_color = #E20F00
bg_color_2 = #007527
line = IRT White Plains Road Line
service = White Plains
platforms = 2side platform s
tracks = 2
open_month_day = July 10
open_year = 1905
north_station = Third Avenue–149th Street
north_station_acc = yes
north_line = IRT White Plains Road Line
north_service = White Plains
south_custom_station = NYCS next|type=Lenox|station=135th Street|line=IRT Lenox Avenue Line|service=White Plains south
south_custom_station_2 = NYCS next|type=Jerome|station=138th Street–Grand Concourse|line=IRT Jerome Avenue Line|service=149 link149th Street–Grand Concourse on the IRT White Plains Road Line has two tracks and two side platforms, with a high rounded ceiling similar to 168th Street on the
IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line . It is located on the lower level of this 2 level complex. There are elevators (now closed) and a pedestrian bridge between the two platforms (also closed) on this level at the southern end of the platforms.Opened as Mott Avenue on
July 10 ,1905 , 149th Street–Grand Concourse was the first subway station to be opened in the Bronx. Today, nearly all of the originalmosaic "Mott Avenue" name tablets have all been covered over with metal "149 St–Grand Concourse" signs. Only one name tablet, located on the downtown platform between the last two staircases at the northern end, remains uncovered and survived intact until a few years into the 21st century when a serious water leak after very heavy rainfall caused individual tiles to separate from the wall and fall off. There are no known plans by the MTA to repair or restore this name tablet.South of the station, there are track connections to the IRT Jerome Avenue Line. The Jerome Line station lies above and perpendicular to the White Plains Road Line station.
Bus connections
*Bx1
*Bx19External links
*NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?199:60|IRT White Plains Road Line|149th Street/Grand Concourse (Mott Avenue)
*NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?198:58|IRT Woodlawn Line|149th Street/Grand Concourse
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/2train.htm 2 Train]
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/4train.htm 4 Train]
*Station Reporter — [http://www.stationreporter.net/5train.htm 5 Train]
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